Mrs. Dorothy Carver

Feb 9, 1701 – Jan 20, 1730

Buried at Burial Hill

Transcription

HERE LYES Y_e BODY OF _mrs DOROTHY CARVER WIFE TO Mr. JOSIAH CARVER DEC'_d JAN_ry Y_e 20th 1730 AGED 28 YEARS 11 MON 17 DAYS

HER LYES THEIR CHIL_n AS

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Surveyed On

September 1, 2015

Stone Type

slate

Tympanum

skull

Border

This stone incurred some damage when it was mounted in its concrete frame, but enough remains to describe most of the elements. A two line, medium thick border covers the dome of the tympanum. The the bottom edges of the dome, it splits into two thinner lines. One covers the bottom the tympanum and the other hops over the stone's shoulders and proceeds down the sides. Interior of the side borders and exterior to the tablet are illustrated panels. The designs are nautilus like which can be interpreted as plants or waves. At the stone's shoulders and atop the side panels are two circles with an almost yin-yang design.

Remark

The tympanum contains an early rendition of a skull which, along with the mouth, are both heart-shaped. The nasal cavity is a triangle and the eyes sockets are elliptically shaped. The background is made of rows of segmented wave shapes which are used to direct the viewers attention to the central image.

Physical Status

askew missing_parts

Intelligibility

readable

Biological Contaminants

heavy incursion

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